February 2001 China
Special Weapons News
- China ./ Iraq / U-S, Voice of America, 27 February 2001 -- China's government says it is ready to investigate US charges that Chinese workers helped Iraq rebuild its air defenses.
- State Department Noon Briefing - Chinese in Iraq, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 22 February 2001 -- Q: Richard, the Chinese again have denied that they have people in Iraq. You said yesterday you wanted a further explanation. Have they given it to you and/or do you accept what they're saying today as the final answer?
- China Iraq, Voice of America, 22 February 2001 -- China is vigorously denying U-S allegations it aided Iraq in repairing air defense systems - possibly in violation of United Nations sanctions against Iraq.
- State Department Noon Briefing - Chinese in Iraq, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 21 February 2001 -- Q: On Iraq, what can you say about widespread reports that there were Chinese in Iraq helping to build an optical fiber system that apparently was the precipitous for the attack?
- Taiwan Authorities Should Carefully Think Advantages and Disadvantages, People's Daily, 19 February 2001 -- Editorial on Chinese reunification.
- China May Be Asked To Move Missiles Away From Taiwan Straits, CNA, 17 February 2001 -- One possible goal for United States policymakers is getting Communist China to move away the M9 and M11 missiles that are aimed at Taiwan, reported an influential American newspaper Saturday.
- China / NMD - L only, Voice of America, 15 February 2001 -- China's government says it is willing to talk to Washington about missile defenses, but won't change its strong objections to the proposed American plans to build a shield against warheads.
- U.S. Navy Reportedly Planning To Deploy Submarines In Guam, CNA, 11 February 2001 -- The Washington Times has reported that the U.S. Pentagon has been gradually making moves to increase its military force in locations near mainland China in order to be better prepared in case military conflict were to break out in the Taiwan Strait.
- Interview of Secretary of State Colin L. Powell by Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts of ABC'S "This Week", U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 06 February 2001 -- MR. DONALDSON: All right. China has just taken possession of two Russian destroyers that are meant to hunt and kill aircraft carriers. It has four more destroyers on order that will be there. What is China up to?
- State Department Noon Briefing - Chinese Missiles, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 05 February 2001 -- Q: Do you want to tackle the - (inaudible) - the Pentagon has at least half the place to go. The Washington Times account that the Chinese are deploying more and more short-range missiles, threatening Taiwan. And I guess here would be the issue of Russia providing China with more technology, dangerous technology.
- Fengyun 3 Satellite to Be Launched in 2005, People's Daily, 02 February 2001 -- The Shanghai Space Bureau is about to start research and development of the new Fengyun 3 satellite that will be made with advanced 21st century techniques, according to Beijing Review.
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